A British trained physician who travelled to India in 1980 where she met her teacher, Dr. Vasant Lad, and was among the first Western physicians to study Ayurveda. She is principal of Alandi School of Ayurveda, a traditional gurukula, in Colorado, and is known for her insightful Ayurvedic articles. She offers a post-graduate gurukulam for Ayurvedic studies at Alandi Ashram in Boulder, CO. www.alandiashram.org

Jay GlaserAn Ayurvedic practitioner and teacher, he is certified in internal medicine and is medical director of the Lancaster Ayurvedic Medical Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts since 1988.